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Interview with Douglas Taverner
Date: 8 Dec 1987 - 08 Dec 1987
From: NZOHA Wellington District Law Society Oral History Project
By: Taverner, Douglas Lacy, 1899-1992
Reference: OHInt-0082/06
Description: Douglas Taverner describes his 60 year involvement in the legal profession and his time as councillor and Mayor of Carterton, 1936-1947. Recalls in detail his school days, family and childhood, legal training and experience as a lawyer both in Wellington and in the Wairarapa. Describes legal practice in a country area over the years, with particular reference to Carterton. Details the 1930s Depression, recalls seeing Haley's Comet in 1910 out of the dormitory window, mentions the flu epidemic of 1918 and the 1942 Wairarapa earthquake. Compares being a boarder at Huntly school with his time at Wanganui Collegiate with mention of Charles Mather the headmaster at Huntly. Describes Carterton branch of Gawith & Logan in Masterton. Venue - Carterton Interviewer(s) - Judith Fyfe Venue - 53 Park Road, Carterton Accompanying material - Printed abstract contains copy of article from an unsourced publication which describes the legal profession in the Wairarapa and includes mention of the Taverner law firm. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001721, OHC-001722, OHC-001723 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-0274. Search dates: 1899 - 1987